Brevard County Water Quality: 4 Cities Ranked by the Records
Brevard County, Florida: 4 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Detected in 2 systems of 4 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest9.5 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF9.5 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OF7 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- MELBOURNE, CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest8.5 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF8.5 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- MELBOURNE, CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
LithiumDetected in 1 system of 4 tested10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest10 µg/L
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OF10 µg/LSample date: 2024-06-11 to 2025-03-21
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- MELBOURNE, CITY OFNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-02-08 to 2023-11-22
- PALM BAY, CITY OFNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest4.9 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF4.9 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- MELBOURNE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 4 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest3 µg/L
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OF3 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
- COCOA, CITY OF2.2 µg/LMonitoring period: 2022–2022
- PALM BAY, CITY OF2.1 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
- MELBOURNE, CITY OF1.2 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Detected in 2 systems of 4 tested2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest6.5 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF6.5 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- MELBOURNE, CITY OF4 ng/LSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLEHighest7.2 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF7.2 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- MELBOURNE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected in 1 system of 4 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest9 ng/L
- MELBOURNE, CITY OF9 ng/LSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- PALM BAY, CITY OFNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
2 more contaminants detectedShow
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)Detected in 1 system of 4 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest3.8 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF3.8 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- MELBOURNE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Detected in 2 systems of 4 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest9.3 ng/L
- PALM BAY, CITY OF9.3 ng/LSample date: 2024-06-19 to 2024-12-11
- MELBOURNE, CITY OF3.1 ng/LSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-01-23
- COCOA, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-05-02 to 2024-02-01
- TITUSVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-15 to 2025-03-21
21 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 4 systems: COCOA, CITY OF, MELBOURNE, CITY OF, PALM BAY, CITY OF, TITUSVILLE, CITY OF
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 4 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in FloridaLargest water systems
- CocoaCOCOA, CITY OF · FL3050223294,039 served
- MelbourneMELBOURNE, CITY OF · FL3051447167,753 served
- Palm BayPALM BAY, CITY OF · FL3050442140,750 served
- TitusvilleTITUSVILLE, CITY OF · FL305136757,218 served
Frequently asked
How does Brevard County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 4 cities in Brevard County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Melbourne's main water system: MELBOURNE, CITY OF · PWSID FL3051447 · Purity Score 99 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Brevard County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
2 of 4 Brevard County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Palm Bay (PFOS 9.5 ng/L), Titusville (PFOS 7 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 3.
Is there lead in Brevard County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 4 of 4 Brevard County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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